Stamford School A GSG School
- Stamford School
Southfields House
St Paul's Street
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 2BQ - Head: Mr Will Phelan
- T 01780 750300
- F 01780 750336
- E admissions@ses.lincs.sch.uk
- W www.stamfordschools.org.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Lincolnshire
- Pupils: 1,252; sixth formers: 372
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £19,950; Boarding £27,700 - £36,750 pa
- Open days: Contact the school
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Stamford Junior School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
There are big hitters in the area and Stamford is well able to hold its own. Stamford is determined to keep the school as accessible to as many as possible while not compromising the things that really matter within education. All year 7s and 8s take performing arts subjects and there is a very healthy take-up of drama and theatre studies at A level and GCSE. LAMDA popular, with the school remaining one of the largest independent examination centres. Masses of sport goes on, with the aim to encourage a lifelong commitment to physicality. The sheer number of teams are evidence of the opportunity to have a go whatever your level…
What the school says...
The Stamford Endowed Schools have been educating students since 1532. Our Schools have a long and prestigious heritage, but everything we do at Stamford is focused on preparing young people to lead happy and fulfilling lives in the 21st century. At the start of the academic year 2023-2024 Stamford Schools opened its doors for the first time to teach students co-educationally at all stages as Stamford High School and Stamford School merged. ...Read more
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Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Sports
Unusual sports
Fencing
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Principal
Since 2016, Will Phelan, previously head teacher at Stamford School (formerly the boys ’school) for five years prior to that. Before joining Stamford he was deputy head at Warwick School and head of sixth form at Abingdon School. A history teacher, he also has a strong background in sports coaching and his energetic and warm approach are said to be ‘infectious’. He still teaches lessons from year 2 to year 13.
Entrance
The big news is that Stamford Endowed Schools (SES) are now fully co-ed from the age of 2 to 18. On the senior school front, this has meant a merger of Stamford School (boys) and Stamford High School (girls). Since September 2023, years 7-10 are based on the previous Stamford School site and years 12 and 13 will be based on the previous Stamford...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | Y |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Hugh's School (Woodhall Spa) | 2023 | 1 | ||
| St John's College School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
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